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ENVIRONMENTALBOARDMEETING APRIL26,2006 <br />2 DRAFTMINUTES <br />4.OPENMIKE <br />Bri dgette Blesi of 3440 -91st Court NE,Blaine,MN 55014 spokeasa <br />representative ofthe Blaine NaturalResourcegroup.Hercontact number is 763- <br />785-0826.IfanyonefromtheEnvironmentalBoardhasany ideas onanyproject <br />thathergroupwouldliketo work on together. <br />TeresaO’Connell from LinoLakes saidthati tisgreattohavesomanypeople <br />applying tothe Environmental Board. <br />Openmikec losed at 6:44 p.m. <br />5.ACTIONITEMS <br />A.IntegraHomes –ThePreserve,PUD,Conservation <br />Development/PreliminaryPlat. <br />Mr.Asleson gavea briefsummary ofhow the EnvironmentalBoard reviews <br />actionitems forthe newmembers. <br />Mr.Aslesonnotedthat thisparticularprojecthasbeen inplanning foraboutayear <br />now.Mr.Aslesonthenwentontogivehisstaffreport. <br />BrianBarossa and Jason Husveth,MS with CriticalConnections Ecological <br />Services,Inc.,arehererepresentingIntegraHomes.Jasonhas worked with inthe <br />Cityof LinoLakessince2000.Jason wentovertheManagementPlan withthe <br />Board.Jason haspreviously workedwithRoyalOaksattheFoxboroughsite. <br />Mr.Husveth inventoried this site in detail andgavehis assess mentofresourceson <br />the52½acre property totheBoard. <br />TheRestorationandManagementPlan describe specieslists,aswellasatimeline <br />andtasksprovidedtoessentiallyguideusthroughthenextfiveyears. <br />Integra islookingatdoing mostof theworkupfront.Mr.Husveth recommends <br />thisapproach.Restoration projectstakealotofinitialtime. <br />Ms.DeHavenaskedwhatconstitutesagoodcattail.Mr.Husvethsaid thatthereis <br />onlyoneinthestate.Hesaidthatmostof the cattailmarshesyouseein the metro <br />areaareinvasivecattailmonotypes.Theyhaves omehabitatvaluebutverylittle. <br />Goodcattailmarshes wouldbe15 to 20percentcattailtoprovideopportunities <br />Ms.DeHavenasked if cattailseasily adapt.Mr.Husvethsa idyesthey do. <br />Ms.DeHaven askedif cattails are easily eradicated.Mr.Husvethsaid with <br />researchprairiesgrasswouldbeeasiertouprootthancattails.Youhaveto <br />physicallyscraptopsoiloffinthewinter.